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Matter of Mind: My Parkinson's
Three individuals–a political cartoonist, a mother turned boxing coach, and an optician–navigate their lives with resourcefulness and determination in the face of Parkinson’s disease.
Tension, consensus and surprising common ground converge when participants from disparate walks of life debate the question “Should we have kids?”
MAXINE TRUMPS's last feature documentary, “Musicwood”, was a New York Times Critics' Pick, a festival award-winner and played in theaters, on airlines and TV networks around the world. Maxine has directed both long and short documentaries for the TV networks Discovery, TNT, Sundance Channel, BBC, TLC, etc. She worked at the BBC in London for seven years… Show more
DOROTTYA MATHE is a New York based Producer from Hungary with nearly two decades of experience in the television and film industry. She enjoys collaborating with international cast and crew on eclectic projects for various mediums including slow-motion video installations for the Lincoln Center; dance-theatre-opera for BAC; non-profit documentary… Show more
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When confronted with life’s “pros and cons” list-making moments, some decisions are relatively flippant and superfluous. Others – like the decision to have children – require a whole lot more consideration, sparking boundless questions and passionate opinions. Not surprisingly, when proponents and opponents get together, complex conversations ensue; from climate change to personal autonomy, religious dictates to infertility, the exchanges are thick with personal ideals, family expectations, fears, hopes and inconsistencies. An atheist and Mormon meet toe-to-toe; a teen mom faces a 50-year-old IVF patient. Grab a ringside seat and watch the debates play out across genders and ages as sets of strangers grapple with the often unasked question, “Should we kid or not?”
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